Grants for the Anne McKee Artist Fund are available to artists who reside in Key West or the Florida Keys. Applications are being accepted through Tuesday, March 31. Application and details can be found on the website at http://www.McKeeFund.org or by emailing McKeeFund@gmail.com.

• Virtual lessons

Reef Relief is offering free marine science virtual classes on Facebook on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. EST. Each lesson is geared towards students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade but all are welcome to join and participate. Schedules will be posted to Facebook on topics to be covered a few days before the lessons.

• Sculptors wanted

The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is looking for sculptors for its 2020 Art in the Garden exhibit. Applications are due by Friday, April 10, and are available at the Visitor Center, 5210 College Road, or by email to mmcrae@keywest.garden.

• HHW Collection

The City of Key West will provide a free drop off of household hazardous waste (HHW) on Saturday, April 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at Indigenous Park, 1801 White St. For information contact Dee Dee Green at dgreen@cityofkeywest-fl.gov or 305-809-3776.

• History online

The Key West Art and Historical Society has temporarily closed its museums but there are KWAHS offerings that the community can access remotely. The Key West Historic Markers Tours provides a virtual tour of the island, with historic background and community information, digital collections of local postcards and cigar box art and links to Google maps. This allows visitors to delve into island architecture, including Civil War forts, famous authors’ homes, military history, the wrecking/salvage industry and more – all without having to leave home. Visit http://www.kwahs.org and click on the Historic Marker Tour tab to begin exploring.

• Kanopy

The library’s streaming film partner, Kanopy, has put together a collection of films and unlimited access to the Kanopy Kids educational content, like Sesame Street and Arthur, as well as family films.

• Overdrive

This program offers downloadable eBooks and eAudios for Kindle devices and computers. Reviews of books are available at http://www.libraryreads.org

• Lynda.com and learningexpress

Job-skill, personal growth and hobby classes are available through http://www. lynda.com and http://www. learningexpress

• Mango languages

The Monroe County Public Library now offers the learning language resource Mango, an app and web-based program that includes 70 world languages, including English as a second language. Mango is free with an active library card. For information, visit https://connect.mangolanguages.com/keyslibraries or call the library at 305-292-3595.

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